Wesley Matthews

One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Wesley Matthews: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you own something he signed — or you know who might — there is a note at the foot of this page.

Undrafted out of Marquette in 2009, Matthews signed a one-year deal with Utah, and by February Jerry Sloan had made the rookie his starting shooting guard. When Portland offered five years and $34 million the next summer, the Jazz declined to match — and he became an iron man there, playing 250 consecutive games until a 2012 hip injury and setting the Trail Blazers' career three-point record before tearing an Achilles in 2015.

The game is the family trade: his father Wes was an NBA point guard with two Lakers championship rings, and his mother Pam Moore was an All-American runner and basketball player. Matthews became the first undrafted player in NBA history to reach 1,500 three-pointers, finishing his career with Atlanta.

HOW HE CAME & WENTUndrafted in 2009, he signed that September and became the starter once Ronnie Brewer was traded. Portland's five-year, $34 million offer sheet paid $9.1 million up front — matching would have burned Utah's full mid-level exception and left it near the tax line with nine players.

Full name

Wesley Joel Matthews Jr.

Utah Jazz tenure

2009–10

Position

Guard

Born

1986, San Antonio

Height

6′5″ (196 cm)

Weight

220 lb (100 kg)

College

Marquette

Drafted

undrafted